TO be able to head into a busy month of football and have the first game wrapped up within thirty minutes is no mean feat.

Ronny Deila's Celtic managed just that on Sunday in the League Cup semi-final against Rangers.

It was a complete stroll for Celtic who won easily on a day in which Ronny Deila guided his team to the first cup final of the season. O'Neill, Strachan and Jansen, in my lifetime, all won their first trophy at Celtic in the League Cup. It was the only trophy that evaded Neil Lennon's grasp and one that has eluded Celtic for six years now.

Did anyone expect a different outcome on Sunday? The papers were full of ex-Rangers players demanding that Celtic show the Championship side respect. But they hardly showed any respect to themselves.

Much was said before the game but there was hardly a bad tackle in the game, with the exception of Lee McCulloch's many attempts to incorporate Wrestling into proceedings.

I admire him though, not many players can bring down an opponent, stamp on him, clatter into another player then elbow drop the opponent on the ground in the space of a few seconds.

And win a foul for it.

Craig Thomson is rightly regarded as Scotland's best referee but his two absolutely crazy decisions helped keep the score down. The one to pull back the play when Scott Brown played through Leigh Griffiths bordered on insane.

Nir Bitton was exceptional in the midfield next to Scott Brown who received the man of the match from the sponsors. The captain was good but it was his midfield partner who dominated the game. People say he doesn't do much but someone who can hold onto the ball is key on a big pitch and he kept Celtic ticking all day.

Craig Gordon must have thought he had retired again after about an hour.

It was as comprehensive a victory you are likely to see against a sorry side who's only 'shot' at goal came from a cross skewed astray by the dreadful Hampden pitch. What a shocking advert the pitch was for Scottish football.

I am one of Hampden's many doubters as it is clearly the worst fan-friendly stadium in Scotland. Even the closest seats leave you a taxi-ride away from the pitch. It's time it was used solely for Athletics and Scottish football games played somewhere else.

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The result wasn't even the best news at Celtic after the signing of Gary Mackay-Steven and Stuart Armstrong from Dundee United. In my opinion, Armstrong is the most complete player outside of Celtic in the league and the one who could go into a Premiership midfield down in England easily.

It was insulting of him, Dundee United and Scottish football for Burnley to insist he'd be a development player in their reserve team.

Things are looking up for Celtic going into the next few weeks and the next hurdle in the possible treble hunt comes at Dundee in the Scottish Cup. Our new Bhoys are cup-tied but I expect Celtic to do a cup-double against the Dundee sides in the next few weeks.